Ultimate Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheet with Crisco.
- 2
Combine Crisco, brown sugar, milk, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
- 3
In a separate bowl, combine oats, flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- 4
Mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture until just blended.
- 5
Stir in raisins and walnuts.
- 6
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
- 7
Bake 10-12 minutes until just lightly browned.
- 8
Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to foil-lined counter to cool completely.
💡 Cook's Notes
**Variations:** **Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies:** Omit the raisins and add 1 cup chocolate chips. **Maple Frosted Oatmeal Cookies:** Omit raisins and add 1 1/2 tsp maple flavoring to the dough. Bake and cool. Frost cooled cookies with a mixture of 1 container Duncan Hines Vanilla Layer Cake Frosting and 1 tsp maple flavoring. Garnish each cookie with a walnut half.
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